User's Manual

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Thank you for purchasing the Chandler
Limited REDD Microphone, you now own a
piece of EMI / Abbey Road Studios official
equipment.
Continuing in the rich tradition of
innovation at EMI, dating back to the
early 1930s with Alan Blumlein, the father
of ‘Stereo’, the company’s first coil
microphones, velocity ‘ribbon’ mics and the
“Blumlein pair” technique, Chandler Limited
and Abbey Road Studios introduce the first
new EMI badged microphone in over a half
century, the ‘REDD Microphone’.
Designed by Chandler Limited Founder
and Chief Designer, Wade Goeke, the
REDD Microphone [Patent No. 10,412,477]
represents a shift in traditional
microphone design, bringing together
historic circuitry and the heralded EMI
REDD.47 pre-amplifier sound in a new and
unique way.
The REDD Microphone is a large diaphragm
tube condenser microphone, featuring a
dedicated internal REDD.47 Mic Amplifier
circuit.
The REDD Microphone system includes:
microphone, 7-pin microphone cable, power
supply and AC cord, shock mount suspension
apparatus, pattern select screwdriver, and
custom moulded flight case.
The REDD Microphone, featuring its on-board
REDD.47 pre-amplifier circuit, is contained
in a cylindrical metal assembly, directly
coupled to a premium custom made, hand-
milled, platinum membrane capsule, housed
in the chrome head-basket compartment. The
front of the microphone is distinguished by
the Chandler Limited and Abbey Road Studios
logos.
The close proximity of capsule to
microphone pre-amp provides the shortest
possible distance between microphone
capsule and pre-amplifier, allowing the
REDD Microphone to drive the line from the
source, rather than the end. The all-in-one
approach reduces electronic circuitry in
the audio path, and allows for high-grade
audio transmission from the source.
The REDD Microphone was designed to
plug directly into audio interfaces or
tape machines, however, can be used with
traditional external pre-amplifiers for
more tonal possibilities.
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HISTORY
In 1958, EMI and Abbey Road Studios,
through their REDD (Record Engineering
Development Department) technical
division, designed the REDD.47 line
amplifier as a plug-in line amplifier for
their new REDD.51 consoles, replacing the
Telefunken/Siemens V72s used in early REDD
mixing consoles. The REDD.47 line amplifier
was unique, both in design and sound from
the V72s.
The first REDD.51 console was manufactured
in 1959. However, it wouldn’t be until 1964
before a REDD.51 console was installed at
Abbey Road Studios’ Studio Two, home to
The Beatles, leaving its exceptional sonic
character on their recordings from 1964 to
1968.
OFFICIAL
EQUIPMENT